Butcher Turns Scraps Into Dog Food

[no_hypocrisy]

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Dickson works with local farmers to bring naturally raised meat to his shop. Since he deals in whole animals, offering more pork chops means buying another whole pig or a half steer. With that comes a surplus of less-desirable parts like heart, tongue and liver.

"I might have a market for three beef livers a week, but maybe not four. A beef liver weighs 40 pounds," explains Dickson.

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"Your dog is a real living creature and they need to eat real food," Alldridge says, adding, "It's not that we're starting this New Age-y thing, it's about actually going back to what's best for dogs."

But as Dickson says himself, dogs aren't the pickiest of customers: "So far, the dogs have been receptive. But in my experience, dogs are receptive to much food."

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http://culture.wnyc.org/articles/features/2011/may/05/butcher-closes-loop-farm-bowl-dog-food/

[Kali]

1. I have some friends that direct market free range beef

they sell "dog packages" too

http://www.doublecheckranch.com/